Fortress Celtic Park shows why the Hoops should never be written off

THEY were written off as no-hopers.
A squad that cost £20million to assemble versus a group that needed £420m to pull together.
A squad that just two weeks before had been annihilated 7-0 by Barcelona.
But that was in Spain. This was in Glasgow. And the critics were left to choke on their words as Celtic played with an intensity and fire that could have burned your retinas.
The 3-3 draw with Manchester City, coupled with Barcelona’s win at Borussia Moenchengladbach has hauled Scotland’s champions right back into the Group C reckoning, or at least a chance of a place in the Europa League.... read more

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